John Gosden has enjoyed many memorable weeks in a training career of 35 years but this may just be the finest. Four days after Taghrooda beat her elders in the King George, his other, more celebrated three-year-old star produced a turbo-charged finish that few at Goodwood will forget.

Several days had been occupied wondering if Kingman’s vulnerable joints would be risked on quick ground in the Qipco Sussex Stakes. If the decision to run, made after a late course walk, was sporting recognition of a heavily marketed duel with Toronado, it was richly rewarded.